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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
advocate
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From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
again
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
any
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
ask
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
Baldrian
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
boots
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
Braesig
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
budget
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
can't
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
capital
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
change
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
come
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
comes
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
demanded
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
discussion
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
elect
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
fellow
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
find
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
flight
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
Frau
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
go
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
going
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
good
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
great
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
Gurlitz
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
Habermann
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
how
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
important
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
jokes
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
Karl
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
know
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From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
longer
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
makes
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
man
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
more
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
new
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
news
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
old
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
opened
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
out
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
Pastorin
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
poverty
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
president
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
question
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
questions
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
Rector
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
Reform
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
Rein
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From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
Rexow
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
says
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
soon
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
spirit
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
stand
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
sure
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
take
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
then
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
there
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
thoroughly
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
times
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
to-day
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From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
took
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From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
unkindly
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
very
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
vote
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From this reading I shall vote for the advocate Rein,--do you know him?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Braesig had opened his budget of news from Rexow and Gurlitz, and the Frau Pastorin and Habermann had no more questions to ask, he took flight again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You ought to come with me, Karl, we are going to elect a new president to-day, because the old one, as he says, can't stand it any longer.
won't
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From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
world
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From this reading A capital man, a thoroughly good fellow,--but he makes jokes, to be sure; and then we have a very important question for discussion, to-day,--Rector Baldrian says it is demanded by the spirit of the times,--we are going to find out how there comes to be such great poverty in the world.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You won't take it unkindly, Frau Pastorin, or you either, Karl, but as soon as I can change my boots I must go to the Reform.
